Sled.



F. HORNQUIST. SLED.

APPLICATION FILED APB..3. 1911.

1,003,360. I Patented Sept. 12,1911.

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F. HORNQUIST.

SLED.

APPLICATION FILED APB.3. 1911.

Patented Sept. 12, 1911.

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STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK HORNQUIS'I', 0F KANE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SLED.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK HORNQUIST, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kane, in the county of McKean and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. I

This invention relates to improvements in sleds.

()nc object of the invention is to provide a sled having an improvedconstruction of jointed runners whereby the sled may be readily steered.

Another object is to provide an improved construction of steeringmechanism whereby the jointed runners of the sled may be readilyactuated to steer the sled in the desired direction and having meanswhereby the steering mechanism will be yieldingly held against turningwhen the sled is being drawn along.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrange ment of parts aswill be more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a sledconstructed in accordance with my invention, showing in dotted lines themanner in which the sled is steered; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of thesame; Fig. 3 is a side elevation; Fig. 4 is a central verticallongitudinal sectional view; Fig. 5 is a front end view; Fig. 6 is anenlarged horizontal sectional view of a portion of one of the runnersshowing the construction of the joint; Fig. 7 is a vertical sectionalview of the same parts.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the top or seatof the sled the same being here shown in the form of a series of slatssecured to cross bars 2, the ends of which are secured to longitudinalside bars 3, the forward ends of which are riveted or otherwise securedto an upper front cross bar 4.

To the outer ends of the cross bars 4 are secured runner frames 5 'tothe lower ends of which are secured the runners 6, said runners beingalso secured to the frames 5 and Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented Sept. 12, 1911.

Application filed April 3, 1911. Serial No. 618,532.

side bars 8 by inclined brace bars 7. The forward ends of the runnersare curved upwardly in the usual manner and said upwardly curved endsare riveted or otherwise secured to a lower front cross bar 8. The lowerfront cross bar 8 has a lateral sliding engagement with the upper frontcross bar 4. The runners 6 are here shown as being constructed ofrectangular tubing and have formed therein one or more joints 9, one ofwhich is shown in the present instance. The joint 9 in the runners isshown as being located adjacent to the front posts 10 and said joint isformed by providing the upper and lower sides of the inner ends of thefront sections of the runners with curved recesses and the upper andlower sides of the adjacent ends of the rear sections with curved orrounded projections 11. In the joint ends of the front sections of therunner are riveted or otherwise secured joint blocks 12 the outer ends18 of which are tapered or V-shaped and project into the adjoining endsof the rear sections of the runners and are pivotally connected to saidends by pivot pins or rivets 14. lVhile I have herein shown anddescribed the run-' ners as being of rectangular tubular construction Ido not wish to limit the runners to this construction as it is obviousthat the same may be of tubular cylindrical construction or made solidand in any suitable shape. By providing a joint constructed as hereinshown and described the outer surface of the edges of the same will beflush and smooth and will readily pass over any obstructions.

The central slat of the top or seat of the sled extends beyond theforward end of side slatsand to said projecting end of the central slatis pivotally connected the inner end of a connecting bar 15 the outerend of which is pivotally connected to the front lower cross bar 8. Tothe connecting bar 15 is secured a transversely disposed steering bar 16the outer ends of which project over and beyond the side bars 3 of thesled. The steering bar 16 is braced by a short connecting bar 17 rigidlysecured at its forward end to the upper side of the steering bar 16 andat its rear end is pivotally connected to the forward end of the centralslat of the sled seat. By thus rigidly connecting the steering bar tothe connecting bar 15 and pivotally connecting the latter to the seat ofthe sled and to the cross bar of the jointed sections of the runners itwill be obvious that by pressing one end or the other of the steeringbar either by the hands 'or feet that the front pivoted sections of therunners may be readily turned in either direction thereby steering thesled.

In order to yieldingly hold the pivoted front ends of the runnersagainst turning as when drawing the sled with a rope, I preferablyextend the inner end of the 0011- necting bar 15 back beyond its pivotalcon nection with the under side of the central slat of the seat andforming in said extended end a notch 18 with which is adapted to beengaged a spring detent 19 as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.The spring detent 19 while holding the pivoted ends of the runnersagainst casual turning is not sufliciently stiff to interfere with thesteering operation of the runners by the hands or feet of the person onthe sled.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation'of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and theminor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as defined in theappended claims...

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A sled having jointed runners, across bar connecting the jointed endsof the runners, a connecting bar to connect said cross bar with the seatof the sled, a spring adapted to engage the inner end of said con--necting bar whereby the jointed ends of the runners are yieldingly heldagainst turning and a steering bar secured to said connecting barwhereby said jointed ends of the Copies of this patent may be obtainedfor runners are manually turned against the pressure of said spring tosteer the sled.

'with the front cross bar of the sled top, a

connecting bar to pivotally connect the cross bar of the runners withsaid top, a spring adapted to engage the inner end of said connectingbar whereby the jointed ends of the runners are yieldingly held againstturning, a steering bar secured to said connecting bar whereby saidjointed ends of the runners are manually turned against the pressure ofsaid spring to steer the sled,

'and a brace bar rigidly connected to said steering bar and top of thesled.

3. A sled having hollow runners formed in ointed sections the inner endsof the forpivotally connected to the ,ward sections of the runners beingprovided with curved recesses, rounded projections formed on the innerends of the rear sections of the runners and adapted to engage saidrecessed ends of the forward sections, and a joint block rigidly securedin the inner ends of the front runner sections and having a tapered endprojecting into the inner ends of the rear sections and means topivotally connect said ends of the rear runner sections to the taperedends of said blocks.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FRANK HORNQUIST.

Witnesses F. J. ooms, T. J. TUOHY.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. C.

